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Yearly Archives - 2008

2008 Archives

Second annual UC Davis Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy occurs this week

Campus NewsJuly 10, 2008
The UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship is currently hosting 50 students from around the world for the second annual Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy (GTEA) in Incline Village, Nev.

Nelson Gallery to showcase regional art in newest exhibition

Arts & CultureJuly 10, 2008
As a follow-up to 2006’s Flatlanders exhibition, which presented the work of 46 artists residing in the Davis, Woodland and Sacramento areas, the Nelson Gallery is presenting its second biennial installment, Flatlanders 2.

Gender imbalance remains in engineering field

FeaturesJuly 10, 2008
In 2007, only 18.1 percent of students in the United States who received a bachelor’s degree in engineering were female. Surprised by the disproportionate number of males and females? Don’t be.

Firefighters make progress on California fires

City NewsJuly 10, 2008
Despite massive support from both state and national agencies, fires continue to burn across Northern California. While the majority of the fires that began in June have been extinguished, smoke from remaining fires still pollutes the air.

Davis businesses persevere

City NewsJuly 10, 2008
Davis prides itself on being a college town, but in the summer when school is not in regular session, the city gets quieter as many students return home or travel. Residents get a taste of life in an even smaller town.

CD Review: Weezer, The Red Album

Arts & CultureJuly 10, 2008
It’s been seven months since Weezer’s lead vocalist River Cuomo’s solo release, three years since Weezer released Make Believe and 16 years since Weezer’s inception. After five albums, one would think they would take a change in direction after such a long history as an alt-rock figurehead.

ARTSWEEK

Arts & CultureJuly 10, 2008
Editor’s picks: Emily Jane White, Garrett Pierce Saturday, 10 p.m., $3-5, 21 Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Eat Skull, English Singles, Gonglians Tuesday, 7 p.m. Delta of Venus

10 Questions

FeaturesJuly 10, 2008
Editor’s note: Donald Dudley is a graduate of the UC Davis School of Law and has worked at Student Judicial Affairs for over a decade. The Aggie sat down with him to find out the real deal about SJA.

Yolo County grand jury releases final report

City NewsJuly 7, 2008
oloCounty’s2007-2008Grand Jury released its final report last week,detailing its investigations of the Davis Fire Department and theWoodlandJointUnifiedSchool District.The report analyzed and provided recommendations on five instances of wrongdoing or mismanagement by the two agencies.

UCD summer youth program eliminated due to federal budget cutbacks

Campus NewsJuly 7, 2008
The National Youth Sports Program, an award-winning youth summer camp held at UC Davis since 1995, will not take place this summer due federal budget cutbacks.

UC Davis surpasses other UCs with highest recycling rate

Campus NewsJuly 7, 2008
While UC Davis is known for being a high-ranking public school and premier research institution, it can now add being a top recycling campus to résumé.

UC Davis Health Center declares smoke-free zone

Campus NewsJuly 7, 2008
As drivers put down their cell phones July 1, the UC Davis Health Center began implementing a new rule of its own by declaring a smoke-free environment for its Sacramento campus. A kickoff event took place on the campus to declare the 140-acre site a nonsmoking zone. The health center provided resources for those who want to quit smoking as well as free nicotine gum.